Femoral nerve damage?

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Specializes in emergency.

I'm not seeking any medical advice, as a future nursing student I'm just curious as to how this could happen. A friend of mine delivered a baby on Monday, but suffered femoral nerve damage in her left leg and now she has difficulty walking. The Dr. said it was caused by the people holding her legs during delivery, but how could such damage happen? Is this a common thing?

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Specializes in Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy.

Hm, this would fit right into the "directed pushing" thread.

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Specializes in emergency.

After reading through that thread, it doesn't say anything about possible nerve damage from the different techniques... should I just add my question into that thread?

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Specializes in Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy.

I don't remember the entire thread exactly, but I think it was talking about how positioning women in a position that was uncomfortable for them could possibly cause nerve damage. Maybe it was a different thread.

I'm sure if you leave the question up right where it is someone will come along and answer it!

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I would look up where the femoral nerve is located and try to visualize the mechnaism of injury (i.e. how her legs were held or pushed back).

Its all about biomechanics.

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